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FREE Caterpillar 977!!! Now What???
I spend a fair amount of time in FB Marketplace and have been looking for a vintage Cat dozer for a while, when this popped up - a 977H, listed as inoperable. It was on a 130 acre farm/ranch near Killeen, TX that some investors had bought. Farm/ranch went belly up and they sent in someone to liquidate everything, including the 977H. The liquidator didn't know anything about the 977H other than the fact that there was something wrong with it.
When I called him on Saturday to discuss, I asked how soon would he need it gone. He said it had to be gone by Wednesday morning. I think he heard my jaw drop over the phone. Then he said, "Look, you're the only one who's been serious about it, so if you can get it out of here by Wednesday morning, it's yours." Challenge accepted! Headed there Sunday with a buddy of mine. Had it running and operating in about 2 hours; it just needed a jump start and track tensioner maintenance/repair. Left steering clutch is very weak; I suspect that's why it was laid up. Anyway, got a lowboy out there on Tuesday and had it brought to my buddy's ranch near Fredericksburg, Texas. Now I guess I need to give it a good once over and see if I can get some work done with it. This is my first piece of heavy equipment, but I've been working on vintage cars for decades. Here's the video that I shot - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSwjKY3lVcA
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Awesome!!!! though I don't have the slightest idea what I would do with that.
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man i could really cause some damage to my property with that!
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Scott are you competing with ZK Diesel?
You got lucky... If it goes sour how much scrap iron do you have?
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There were some interesting mods made to a 'dozer by Marvin Heemeyer.
Last edited by einstein; 05-13-2024 at 05:42 PM. |
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Yeah, I'm kind of in the same boat, but I enjoy wrenching on stuff more than I enjoy operating it.
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You can really wreak havoc in a 45,000# tracked machine with a monster bucket!
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It's not going to get scrapped but if it did, it's 45,000 lbs. That'll buy a cheeseburger or two!
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Yep. My HOA pisses me off at times, but I don't think I'm going to build a kill dozer.
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Didn't you already rescue a piece like this in the past year or two , on here ?
Potential Vintage Cat D7 Dozer Rescue - Have I Lost My Freaking Mind??? https://forums.maxperformanceinc.com...d.php?t=870928 |
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But it’s always good to be prepared…..someday you might need a killdozer and won’t have one handy…..
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Anyway: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1r3y-SRsNPI
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Houston, we have a problem.
The bearing/hub assembly on the right final drive is damaged and will need to be replaced. I saw it before we started working on it, but I was hoping it wasn't a major ordeal to repair/replace. Now that I've done a bit of research, it looks to be a fairly involved and expensive project. More to follow, but I think I know why it was free!!!
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You are ambitious!
I want to see satellite images of Pontiac crop circles when you get this new beast working. |
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no need to get real accurate
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Pontiac crop circles would be epic!
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